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in the very week that palestinians applied to the united nations for recognition. a significant step towards the fulfillment of yasser arafat's life work. after arafat's death, experts warned after so many years definitive answers are likely to remain elusive. >> sreenivasan: swiss, french, and russian experts will examine the samples. palestinian officials said it will take at least three months to obtain any results. four women in the u.s. military filed suit in san francisco today, challenging the pentagon's ban on women in combat. they charged the ban violates the u.s. constitution and blocks women from key promotions. they also said that, in fact, women are already serving unofficially in combat units. this is the second such lawsuit filed this year against the military. greece dodged another financial bullet today, with a new infusion of bailout cash. european leaders and the international monetary fund agreed to release $57 billion in loans after 3 weeks of negotiations. the money will help greece stave off bankruptcy, recapitalize its banking industry, and
in the very week that palestinians applied to the united nations for recognition. a significant step towards the fulfillment of yasser arafat's life work. after arafat's death, experts warned after so many years definitive answers are likely to remain elusive. >> sreenivasan: swiss, french, and russian experts will examine the samples. palestinian officials said it will take at least three months to obtain any results. four women in the u.s. military filed suit in san francisco today,...
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above all, our people will not relinquish their inalienable national rights as defined by united nations resolutions. and those people cling to the right to defend themselves against aggression and occupation. and they will continue the popular peaceful resistance. this is what we can do. to continue popular peaceful resistance and their epic steadfastness. and there will continue to live on their land and and the division [indiscernible] on all the palestinian territory occupied in 1967 to live in peace successfully with israel and the issue of the basis of the resolution, the arab peace initiative. [applause] i do not think this is terrorism. we must repeat once again a warning that the window of opportunity is narrowing and time is quickly running out. patience is shortening. innocent lives that have been taken by israel he -- isrealis, were women and children, including members of a family in gaza. it is a painful reminder to the world that this racist organization is making the two state solution and the prospect a very difficult choice, if not impossible. it is time for action. it
above all, our people will not relinquish their inalienable national rights as defined by united nations resolutions. and those people cling to the right to defend themselves against aggression and occupation. and they will continue the popular peaceful resistance. this is what we can do. to continue popular peaceful resistance and their epic steadfastness. and there will continue to live on their land and and the division [indiscernible] on all the palestinian territory occupied in 1967 to...
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. >>> united nations ambassador susan rice has come under fire for her handling of the attacks in benghazi. now she is face to face with critics on capitol hill has she tries to win their support if she is nominated for secretary of state. cbs reporter danielle nottingham with what happened in that meeting. >> reporter: some gop lawmakers are still not satisfied with u.n. ambassador susan rice's explanation of what happened at the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya. >> we are significantly troubled by many of the answers that we got and some that we didn't get. >> reporter: senators john mccain, lindsey graham and kelly ayotte have been vocal critics of rice accusing the ambassador of misleading the public when she said five days after the deadly benghazi attack, there was no evidence it was preplanned. >> we're going to get to the bottom of this. we have to have a system we can trust. and if you don't know what happened, just say you don't know what happened. >> reporter: rice needs the senate support if president obama chooses her to be the next secretary of state. ambassador rice met wit
. >>> united nations ambassador susan rice has come under fire for her handling of the attacks in benghazi. now she is face to face with critics on capitol hill has she tries to win their support if she is nominated for secretary of state. cbs reporter danielle nottingham with what happened in that meeting. >> reporter: some gop lawmakers are still not satisfied with u.n. ambassador susan rice's explanation of what happened at the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya. >> we...
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nations and the u.s. has publicly threatened to cut off financing to international organizations that admit palestine as a member we should remind our viewers that back in two thousand and eleven the u.s. congress cut financing to unesco after it except that palestine was a member there's also a chance that another consequence could be that the u.s. . it's off its funding to the palestinian authority palestine has long sought to establish an independent sovereign state in the west bank which would include eastern roussillon in the gaza strip which is occupied by israel during the one nine hundred sixty seven sixty a war now in one nine hundred ninety three the oslo accord between palestine and israel led to a mutual recognition of a two state solution nearly two decades later a permanent peace settlement hasn't been produced with the latest round of negotiations for making down back in two thousand and ten. of the new york we'll talk more no vote on how the situation the middle east is likely to pan out i
nations and the u.s. has publicly threatened to cut off financing to international organizations that admit palestine as a member we should remind our viewers that back in two thousand and eleven the u.s. congress cut financing to unesco after it except that palestine was a member there's also a chance that another consequence could be that the u.s. . it's off its funding to the palestinian authority palestine has long sought to establish an independent sovereign state in the west bank which...
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chris going to appreciate your time spokesman for the united nations relief and works agency for palestine refugees. genocide war activist don de bar spoke to me says if israel wants to protect itself from gaza or attacks it must improve living conditions for the people living in the palestinian territories. their condition degraded from being starving to being starving and bombed and now the bombing apparently will stop and so that is a reason to celebrate as meager as it might seem in the face of starvation again the precondition to dealing with that is to give the people if not justice at least you know enough to survive and have a decent life right now it's a million and a half people and opening an open air prison camp without food without medicine without the material means of survival except for those crumbs that are allowed to pass through the hands of israelis and until that changes israel will not see peace . a spokesman for the israeli foreign ministry line is starting tell me even when such a high civilian death toll in gaza the operation can be called surgical israel did the m
chris going to appreciate your time spokesman for the united nations relief and works agency for palestine refugees. genocide war activist don de bar spoke to me says if israel wants to protect itself from gaza or attacks it must improve living conditions for the people living in the palestinian territories. their condition degraded from being starving to being starving and bombed and now the bombing apparently will stop and so that is a reason to celebrate as meager as it might seem in the...
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nations and the u.s. has publicly threatened to cut off financing to international organizations that admit palestine as a member we should remind our viewers that back in two thousand and eleven the u.s. congress cut financing to unesco after it except that palestine was a member there is also a chance that another consequence could be that the u.s. cuts off its funding to the palestinian authority but of course a lot of. unfold throughout the day as more details are available on this course update our viewers. thank you leave. york. now hundreds of people flooded the streets of ramallah in support of the big submitted by authorities in the west bank the palestinian leadership is optimistic about the outcome despite strong opposition from the u.s. and the gaza based activist harry fear reports on why success at the u.n. is so important to palestinians. here in gaza a lot of significance because the palestinian territories geographically noncontiguous we have the west bank. in the west bank in particular
nations and the u.s. has publicly threatened to cut off financing to international organizations that admit palestine as a member we should remind our viewers that back in two thousand and eleven the u.s. congress cut financing to unesco after it except that palestine was a member there is also a chance that another consequence could be that the u.s. cuts off its funding to the palestinian authority but of course a lot of. unfold throughout the day as more details are available on this course...
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nations program on hiv is called zero disskrcrimination. experts estimate that 200,000 people in the country are hiv positive. she is an active supporter to eradicate aides and has visited facilities for patients. upon receiving the appointment, the politician said she would like to work with people who live on the fringes of society and struggle to maintain their basic human rights. >>> thousands of people waiting to go home. tons of debris waiting for disposal. fast tracts of land waiting to be restored. overcoming the challenges of japan's 2011 disaster won't be easy. but step by step, people are moving forward. find out how on "the road re ahead." >>> a sophisticated four legged robot is poised to go where no one has gone before, inside the damageded reactors at fukushima daiichi. researchers at electronicsmaker toshiba developed the animal-like machine to help emergency workers know what they're dealing with inside the destroyed reactors. the radio controlled robot stands about one meter tall, has four centimeter long legs, six video c
nations program on hiv is called zero disskrcrimination. experts estimate that 200,000 people in the country are hiv positive. she is an active supporter to eradicate aides and has visited facilities for patients. upon receiving the appointment, the politician said she would like to work with people who live on the fringes of society and struggle to maintain their basic human rights. >>> thousands of people waiting to go home. tons of debris waiting for disposal. fast tracts of land...
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nations hundred seventy six inquiries were shot at the from from all the governments of the world. but unfortunately your king and you did not do anything in this regard the they did not share in putting pressure on these two main countries they can do a lot but they are not july alternately yes we've got thirty seconds your prognosis what you think is going to happen. unless there is a legitimate dialogue between the opposition and the government the situation will go very much worse and it would undermine all the interest of the of the of the world really. has to be done as soon as possible thank you former m.p. from bahrain's largest opposition party of five thanks for your thoughts. the age old war between the rich and the poor was at the open in brussels today where european leaders gather to hammer out a budget deal division's glaring there was so from disagreeing on whether to increase decrease or freeze the budget leaders are also threatening vetoes of what to cut or what to fund what is there a smith reports on the looming showdown. the scene was set for this battle over t
nations hundred seventy six inquiries were shot at the from from all the governments of the world. but unfortunately your king and you did not do anything in this regard the they did not share in putting pressure on these two main countries they can do a lot but they are not july alternately yes we've got thirty seconds your prognosis what you think is going to happen. unless there is a legitimate dialogue between the opposition and the government the situation will go very much worse and it...
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. >> the united nations peacekeepers are completely useless. they stood there and watched the rebels take over without putting up any resistance. >> we feel absolutely cheated. >> the remaining u.n. forces meant to protect the civilian population of from reprisal. most other european personnel have already left. they're fleeing and the fighting in the thousands. many have gone east crossing the border into neighboring rwanda. the u.n. and because of the government say rwanda is supporting the rebels. the president is reportedly traveling to you ... for preventing tensions and all-out war. >> for more, we are joined by our correspondent in rwanda. what is the situation right there on the border? >> in it remains, because the fighting is over at least for the moment. it is quiet in the city. there was heavy fighting for three days. many slept under their beds for thre nights and explosions occurred just 50 meters away from some homes. they are looking poor to some quiet and peace. and the other side of the border, in rwanda, the refugees are comi
. >> the united nations peacekeepers are completely useless. they stood there and watched the rebels take over without putting up any resistance. >> we feel absolutely cheated. >> the remaining u.n. forces meant to protect the civilian population of from reprisal. most other european personnel have already left. they're fleeing and the fighting in the thousands. many have gone east crossing the border into neighboring rwanda. the u.n. and because of the government say rwanda...
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nations relief and works agency for palestine refugees chris gunness the people of gaza will never have decent living conditions until the blockade is lifted. even before the current upsurge in financing there was a crisis in almost every aspect of life to. their walls crisis of education we are in the process of building one hundred new schools because there was a cute overcrowding in schools in gaza there is a crisis of public health because for example ninety percent of all war in gaza is unthinkable millions of liters of rules but flowing into the sea every day because the sewage system is not functional it's north on which all of the list goes on there's a crisis as i say it nearly every aspect of life economically expenses are not good but we have to see what is going to happen as far as that walk me through she was concerned we always call for the blockade to be lifted you said that it's a collective punishment of one of six one point seven million people it has to end and we have to see what's in this new arrangement has been decided in relation to the blockade we hope it's good
nations relief and works agency for palestine refugees chris gunness the people of gaza will never have decent living conditions until the blockade is lifted. even before the current upsurge in financing there was a crisis in almost every aspect of life to. their walls crisis of education we are in the process of building one hundred new schools because there was a cute overcrowding in schools in gaza there is a crisis of public health because for example ninety percent of all war in gaza is...
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nations relief and works agency for palestine refugees chris gunness says the people of gaza will never have a decent living conditions unless the blockade is lifted but we have to see what is going to happen as far as the regime is concerned we have always called for the blockade to be looked to be certain it's a collective punishment of one point six one point seven million people it has to end even if all the current upsurge in financing that there was a crisis almost every aspect of life through their walls crisis over to creation we are in the process of building one hundred new schools because there was acute overcrowding in schools. there is a crisis public health because for example ninety percent of all also in gaza is unthinkable millions of liters of fuel sewage flowing into the city or every day because the sewage system is not functional it's not a functional and the list goes on. well our websites where keeping our finger on the pulse of middle east about it's including the question of who was behind wednesday's television bus. was israel's best of a suspect responsible fo
nations relief and works agency for palestine refugees chris gunness says the people of gaza will never have a decent living conditions unless the blockade is lifted but we have to see what is going to happen as far as the regime is concerned we have always called for the blockade to be looked to be certain it's a collective punishment of one point six one point seven million people it has to end even if all the current upsurge in financing that there was a crisis almost every aspect of life...
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palestinian president mahmoud abbas still has to present his case to the united nations but his supporters already cheering a move that promises palestinians more legal count on the international stage they have to take and the punitive measures and unilateral steps against the palestinians it seems to me that we will have available international community and other means i told him that my comfortable and trying to this thing such an. illegal behavior but the applause hides the growing frustration on the palestinian street it was a little more than a year ago that a bus but for full u.n. membership but failed young activists like mof muesli. after straighted that things have not changed a lot of people just feel betrayed this is a few this is the feeling of betrayal that's just been hurting us since. last march the main thing that we lost since also we had. to create people in forty years they were like in a way they were you know want people now twenty years after that almost twenty years after that. we have a lot of divisions within the society since the oslo agreement israeli settlemen
palestinian president mahmoud abbas still has to present his case to the united nations but his supporters already cheering a move that promises palestinians more legal count on the international stage they have to take and the punitive measures and unilateral steps against the palestinians it seems to me that we will have available international community and other means i told him that my comfortable and trying to this thing such an. illegal behavior but the applause hides the growing...
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nations relief and works agency for palestine refugees chris gunness the people of gaza will never have decent living conditions until the blockade is lifted. even before the current upsurge in financing there was a crisis it almost every aspect of life. so it was crisis over which we are in the process of building one hundred schools because there was huge currency in schools so there is quite since public health because for example ninety percent to be in guards that is something to hold nearly instantly to the school sewage the flow into the sea here because. it's not functional it's not so much of the list goes on there's a crisis as i see it nearly every aspect of the economic the exams are not good but we have to see what is going to happen the source of course immediately students concerns we always need for the book to be looked at you sentence a collective punishment of one point six one point seven million people it has to end then we have to see what's in the range and that's been decided in relation to the blockade you hope it's good news will look. you watching our team now
nations relief and works agency for palestine refugees chris gunness the people of gaza will never have decent living conditions until the blockade is lifted. even before the current upsurge in financing there was a crisis it almost every aspect of life. so it was crisis over which we are in the process of building one hundred schools because there was huge currency in schools so there is quite since public health because for example ninety percent to be in guards that is something to hold...
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susan rice, united nations u.s. ambassador to the united nations has requested three meetings -- meetings with three senators tomorrow. senator kelly, john mccain, and lindsay gramm. the ambassador wishes to speak with them. i am sure she will -- by snc will be accommodated. i am wondering how much mcconnell feels right about now. >> well, interesting thing for the demonstration at this point, the president is sort of trap now in nominating ambassador rice as secretary of state. waiting for the moment that hillary clinton, waiting for her to give the word, but the president, having stood so strong in her defense, strongly in her defense around what she said that up and gauzy and the video that she said was the cause of the attack that killed those americans that now they are boxed in. he pretty well has to stick with her. this is are going around to say in private what she was in public which, based on the testimony from the general and others is, it was a calculation that it was a decision that was made at the whit
susan rice, united nations u.s. ambassador to the united nations has requested three meetings -- meetings with three senators tomorrow. senator kelly, john mccain, and lindsay gramm. the ambassador wishes to speak with them. i am sure she will -- by snc will be accommodated. i am wondering how much mcconnell feels right about now. >> well, interesting thing for the demonstration at this point, the president is sort of trap now in nominating ambassador rice as secretary of state. waiting...
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well go to the united nations coming up within the hour keep your course up to date on the outcome if you still decide on the details as well you can always check out our website we've got perspectives from all sides as well as plenty of analysis on the story. the wide reaching leveson report into the standards of the u.k. press has suggested it should be regulated by a new independent body backed by legislation while prime minister cameron didn't look very happy about the idea of a press regulating law he deputy pm but the initiative earlier talked about his police more insight on the story. lord leveson very damning in his report about the press ethics of some of the parts of the newspaper industry said that they ruined and retaliate quite some innocent people's lives also very critical of politicians cozy relationship that's how he called it with powerful media organizations and what his recommendations really boiled down to was that he says the u.k. needs to create a new independent press watchdog that will be underpinned by new legislation but the government agree with the findin
well go to the united nations coming up within the hour keep your course up to date on the outcome if you still decide on the details as well you can always check out our website we've got perspectives from all sides as well as plenty of analysis on the story. the wide reaching leveson report into the standards of the u.k. press has suggested it should be regulated by a new independent body backed by legislation while prime minister cameron didn't look very happy about the idea of a press...
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and the united nations later this week and asking for palestinian recognition now if in fact he wins that that will be a bee in his bonnet but if he loses it he could see himself losing masses of amounts of palestinian support now what we also know is that israel stands to lose from all of this of course israel has been alarmed by the close close relationship between harassed as well as saudi arabia because the relationship between qatar and the palestinian president mohamed morsi bid they coming closer together and expressing more vocal anti israel sentiment and at the same time what we are hearing is from a number of analysts saying that this should seen israel in the united states work closer together with more moderate elements both within the palestinian leadership particularly factor and elsewhere so there's a lot happening behind the scenes we're not just talking about it's imation of yasser arafat's body but we're talking about much longer deeper ramifications. very interesting paula slayer our correspondent in the middle east live from tel aviv thank you very much. france ha
and the united nations later this week and asking for palestinian recognition now if in fact he wins that that will be a bee in his bonnet but if he loses it he could see himself losing masses of amounts of palestinian support now what we also know is that israel stands to lose from all of this of course israel has been alarmed by the close close relationship between harassed as well as saudi arabia because the relationship between qatar and the palestinian president mohamed morsi bid they...
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ambassador to the united nations wasn't talking after a closed door meeting she requested with three top republican senators today. but the senators were talking about susan rice. >> bottom line, i'm more disturbed now than i was before. we are significantly troubled by many of the answers that we got and some that we didn't get. >> the information given to the american people was wrong. >> reporter: that was the information rice gave on sunday talk shows five days after the september 11th attack on the benghazi consulate that killed ambassador chris stephens and three other americans. she said the attack was a spontaneous protest. >> there was clear classified information that indicated that this was a terrorist attack from the beginning. >> reporter: rice explained she was using these unclassified talking points. stripped of references to al- qaida and said there was no intention to mislead. >> in a separate meeting today susan rice seemed to win over one senator, independent joe lieberman. unfortunately for her he's retiring and will not get a vote to confirm her as the next secre
ambassador to the united nations wasn't talking after a closed door meeting she requested with three top republican senators today. but the senators were talking about susan rice. >> bottom line, i'm more disturbed now than i was before. we are significantly troubled by many of the answers that we got and some that we didn't get. >> the information given to the american people was wrong. >> reporter: that was the information rice gave on sunday talk shows five days after the...
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nations relief and works agency for palestine chris gunness told me that gazans will never have decent i mean conditions unless the location if they do what we have to see what is going to happen as far as the regime is concerned we have always called for the blockade to be looked to be certain it's a collective punishment of one point six one one at certain million people it has to end even if all the current upsurge in financing that there was a crisis almost every aspect of life you. know it was crisis of education and we are in the process of building one hundred new schools because there is overcrowding in schools in gaza there is a crisis public health because for example ninety concern to all also in gaza is unthinkable millions of liters of fuel sewage flowing into the city or three day because the suit system it's not functional it's not functional and the list goes on. there's a lot more news analysis on the ceasefire in the middle east over the coming days coming out of course and you get fully up to speed as well if in on the t.v. on a web site r.t. dot com. it's perched at
nations relief and works agency for palestine chris gunness told me that gazans will never have decent i mean conditions unless the location if they do what we have to see what is going to happen as far as the regime is concerned we have always called for the blockade to be looked to be certain it's a collective punishment of one point six one one at certain million people it has to end even if all the current upsurge in financing that there was a crisis almost every aspect of life you. know it...
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nations relief and works agency for palestine refugees chris guinness told me gazans will never have decent living conditions unless that blockade is lifted. but we have to see what is going to happen as far as the regime is concerned we have always called for the blockade to be lifted you said that it's a collective punishment of one point six one point seven million people it has to end even to fall the current upsurge in financing that there was a crisis is almost every aspect of life to. their walls crisis over to creation we are in the process of building one hundred new schools because there was acute overcrowding in schools. there is a crisis of public health because for example ninety percent of all also in gaza is unthinkable millions of liters of fuel sewage slowing into the city or every day because the sewage system is not functional it's not functional and the list goes on we had come into from the israeli foreign ministry spokesperson and none the steiner says that even with such a high civilian death toll in gaza the operation see says can be called surgical israel did
nations relief and works agency for palestine refugees chris guinness told me gazans will never have decent living conditions unless that blockade is lifted. but we have to see what is going to happen as far as the regime is concerned we have always called for the blockade to be lifted you said that it's a collective punishment of one point six one point seven million people it has to end even to fall the current upsurge in financing that there was a crisis is almost every aspect of life to....
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nations, despite being discouraged by the united states. for palestinian president mahmoud abbas, it is a moment of diplomatic and political opportunity. tomorrow's vote in the u.n. general assembly. >> we are going tomorrow to the united nations to upgrade the status of palestine to an observer state at the u.n. and this is the first step to accomplish our palestinian rights which we have cemented in >> warner: abbas is seeking recognition of palestine as a non-member observer state encompassing the west bank, gaza and east jerusalem along the pre-1967 war borders. his fatah faction only rules now in part of the west bank. its islamist rival hamas, which advocates violent resistance to israel, controls gaza. after long opposing abbas's u.n. efforts, the militant hamas recently endorsed the move. >> ( translated ): the hamas movement is with all the diplomacy acts that adds to the palestinian victories. we welcome the step for statehood at the united nations but we want it to be through a national program based on the resistance and keeps t
nations, despite being discouraged by the united states. for palestinian president mahmoud abbas, it is a moment of diplomatic and political opportunity. tomorrow's vote in the u.n. general assembly. >> we are going tomorrow to the united nations to upgrade the status of palestine to an observer state at the u.n. and this is the first step to accomplish our palestinian rights which we have cemented in >> warner: abbas is seeking recognition of palestine as a non-member observer...
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ambassador to the united nations wasn't talking after a closed door meeting she requested with three top republican senators today. but the senators were talking about susan rice. >> bottom line, i'm more disturbed now than i was before. we are significantly troubled by many of the answers that we got and some that we didn't get. >> the information given to the american people was wrong. >> reporter: that was the information rice gave on sunday talk shows five days after the september 11th attack on the benghazi consulate that killed ambassador chris stephens and three other americans. she said the attack was a spontaneous protest. >> there was clear classified information that indicated that this was a terrorist attack from the beginning. >> reporter: rice explained she was using these unclassified talking points. stripped of references to al- qaida and said there was no intention to mislead. >> in a separate meeting today susan rice seemed to win over one senator, independent joe lieberman. unfortunately for her he's retiring and will not get a vote to confirm her as the next secre
ambassador to the united nations wasn't talking after a closed door meeting she requested with three top republican senators today. but the senators were talking about susan rice. >> bottom line, i'm more disturbed now than i was before. we are significantly troubled by many of the answers that we got and some that we didn't get. >> the information given to the american people was wrong. >> reporter: that was the information rice gave on sunday talk shows five days after the...
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this fall, the united nations human rights office declared that iranian authorities have embarked on a "severe clampdown" on journalists and human rights activists in a run-up to next june's iranian presidential elections. the iranian delegation to the u.n. dismissed the report as unfair and biased, and said the republic has worked wholeheartedly to realize the rights of its citizens. in an email to the newshour, the iranian u.n. mission claimed the report leveled "general allegations in the absence of authentic and reliable evidence aimed to serve propaganda." the communication also stated that political parties "enjoy the right of freedom of speech and free activities", and the iranians accused the u.s. of "a long list of gross and systematic violations of human rights, both at home and abroad." regime critics say they risk years in prison for their actions. abdolfattah soltani, an attorney and co-founder of the defenders of human rights center, tried to represent leaders of the minority b'hai faith. his daughter, maedeh soltani, was interviewed in germany. >> ( translated ): my fa
this fall, the united nations human rights office declared that iranian authorities have embarked on a "severe clampdown" on journalists and human rights activists in a run-up to next june's iranian presidential elections. the iranian delegation to the u.n. dismissed the report as unfair and biased, and said the republic has worked wholeheartedly to realize the rights of its citizens. in an email to the newshour, the iranian u.n. mission claimed the report leveled "general...
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am was door to the united nations. what does this picture tell what you is really going on and what will happen in the future here? >> honestly i don't think it tells us all that much. i think it shows there is opposition to what morsi is trying to do. he perhaps didn't anticipate the extent of it and perhaps he did and has a fall back position ready. just as the demonstrations in tahrir square two years ago did not bring democracy neither are these, to egypt. melissa: do you think it make him change his plans at all and recheck what he is doing even if his motivation is not changed? >> i think he has a fallback position he is prepared to accept even though we haven't seen it so far. the real power broker remains the military. there is every possibility that the morsi and military could find away of living together. demonstrators who are upset what morsi has done are the same demonstrators upset by mubarak. melissa: are you surprised or does it tell you anything that the military doesn't go in and crack down to this ki
am was door to the united nations. what does this picture tell what you is really going on and what will happen in the future here? >> honestly i don't think it tells us all that much. i think it shows there is opposition to what morsi is trying to do. he perhaps didn't anticipate the extent of it and perhaps he did and has a fall back position ready. just as the demonstrations in tahrir square two years ago did not bring democracy neither are these, to egypt. melissa: do you think it...
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. >> when you have a position that the ambassador to the united nations, you go well beyond unclassified talking points in the daily preparation and responsibilities for that job. >> rice met with senator lieberman who asked whether rice was coached by the administration before her sunday show appearances. >> she said no, she was not given messaging points at all by the white house. >> in a written statement, rice who was joined by the acting c.i.a. director on the hill said, "we explain that the talking point provideed by the intelligence community and the initial assessment upon which they were based were incorrect in key respect." there was no protest or demonstration in benghazi. full week after the attack on david letterman, the president was still blaming the anti-islam video. >> extremists and terrorists use this as an excuse to attack a variety of the embassies, including the one, the consulate in libya. >> the united nations on september 25, critics charge mr. obama double down. >> the united states government had nothing to do with the video. i believe its message must be rejec
. >> when you have a position that the ambassador to the united nations, you go well beyond unclassified talking points in the daily preparation and responsibilities for that job. >> rice met with senator lieberman who asked whether rice was coached by the administration before her sunday show appearances. >> she said no, she was not given messaging points at all by the white house. >> in a written statement, rice who was joined by the acting c.i.a. director on the hill...
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failing to invest in our nation's infrastructure can cause the united states $129 billion a year and over the next 10 years. u.s. businesses would pay $430 billion in transportation costs, household incomes will fall by 7000, and exports will fall by $28 billion. meanwhile, we are falling behind in the global economy. china invests 9% in gross domestic product and infrastructure. here in america, we spend less than 2% of gdp on infrastructure. it is constant bipartisan support that can help close these gaps, restored bridges and water systems. we can do something about telecommunications across this nation, allowing us to build a twenty first century infrastructure. it can work to create jobs all across america. well paying jobs that can't be outsourced. we are once again making things in america, and this is a great nation that has been built on bricks and mortar and fiber optics. we have got to get back to doing that again. we do not have the time or the luxury to play little games. we did pass job legislation right now including an infrastructure by, when that will create jobs, sp
failing to invest in our nation's infrastructure can cause the united states $129 billion a year and over the next 10 years. u.s. businesses would pay $430 billion in transportation costs, household incomes will fall by 7000, and exports will fall by $28 billion. meanwhile, we are falling behind in the global economy. china invests 9% in gross domestic product and infrastructure. here in america, we spend less than 2% of gdp on infrastructure. it is constant bipartisan support that can help...
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including middle class tax cuts and his ambassador to the united nations. she is thought to be on the short list to succeed hillary clinton as secretary of state. >> couldn't be prouder of the job that she's done. [ applause ] rice failed to win the support of two more republican senators today. many republicans have criticized her for her initial account of the benghazi consulate attack, which did not label it as a terrorist attack. >>> to be a fly on the wall at the white house tomorrow. president obama will be having mitt romney over for lunch. during his victory speech, the president said he would reach out to romney and consider some of his ideas talked about during the campaign. no media coverage is expected. >>> the president of mexico has a new job lined up after his john ends in february. he will become a fellow at the. >>> a big jackpot on the line. what we are just hearing from powerball officials about where winning tickets were sold. plus the demand in one city that's driving parking prices close to $100,000. >>> back here in just about ten min
including middle class tax cuts and his ambassador to the united nations. she is thought to be on the short list to succeed hillary clinton as secretary of state. >> couldn't be prouder of the job that she's done. [ applause ] rice failed to win the support of two more republican senators today. many republicans have criticized her for her initial account of the benghazi consulate attack, which did not label it as a terrorist attack. >>> to be a fly on the wall at the white house...
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ambassador rice said it was wrong and to be clear, if you are an ambassador to the united nations you go well beyond the unclassified talking points in the daily preparation for that job. >> we are significantly troubled by the answers that many got. some we didn't get. >> she had no intention to mislead the american people. >> the white house blames the critics. listen. >> the focus on some might say the obsession on comments made on sunday shows seems to me and to many to be misplaced. >> the national shows get too much attention. are you surprised that ambassador rice didn't have a better explanation for her interview? >> dana: i got home last night and checked e-mail for the last time and saw she will have a meeting. i said they have it wrapped up. go in and smooth it over. you should have these things organized before you go to a meeting. you know what the result will be. i was surprised to see senators were not satisfied today. i admire them for sticking to the guns to call it like they see it. >> brian: conservatives said senator mccain caved. why is he having the meeting? in t
ambassador rice said it was wrong and to be clear, if you are an ambassador to the united nations you go well beyond the unclassified talking points in the daily preparation for that job. >> we are significantly troubled by the answers that many got. some we didn't get. >> she had no intention to mislead the american people. >> the white house blames the critics. listen. >> the focus on some might say the obsession on comments made on sunday shows seems to me and to many...
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including middle class tax cuts and his ambassador to the united nations. she is thought to be on the short list to succeed hillary clinton as secretary of state. >> couldn't be prouder of the job that she's done. [ applause ] rice failed to win the support of two more republican senators today. many republicans have criticized her for her initial account of the benghazi consulate attack, which did not label it as a terrorist attack. >>> to be a fly on the wall at the white house tomorrow. president obama will be having mitt romney over for lunch. during his victory speech, the president said he would reach out to romney and consider some of his ideas talked about during the campaign. no media coverage is expected. >>> the president of mexico has a new job lined up after his john ends in february. he will become a fellow at the. >>> a big jackpot on the line. what we are just hearing from powerball officials about where winning tickets were sold. plus the demand in one city that's driving parking prices close to $100,000. >>> back here in just about ten min
including middle class tax cuts and his ambassador to the united nations. she is thought to be on the short list to succeed hillary clinton as secretary of state. >> couldn't be prouder of the job that she's done. [ applause ] rice failed to win the support of two more republican senators today. many republicans have criticized her for her initial account of the benghazi consulate attack, which did not label it as a terrorist attack. >>> to be a fly on the wall at the white house...
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. >> reporter: the upgraded united nations status is seen as a significant step towards statehood. this is video from pall palestinians television ahead of the united nations vote after a failed bid last year, and today palestinians leaders are trying a different approach. mahmoud ahmadinejad is looking for non-observer status like the vatican and they would say it is territorial like the west bank. >> they will objectify the justice the palestinians have undergone beginning with the state of israel in 1948... >> reporter: the un vote comes after a cease-fire agreement at the un in gaza. some say mahmoud ahmadinejad needs to boost his own authority and we are looking at why the u.s. is opposing that, allison burns ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> we have new details about a hero at cement plant in cupertino. they issued a report, they said the truck driver tried to tackle the gunman and save his co-workers. he hid from police inside a crawl space inside a house in sunny veil. deputies shot him when he came out the next day but he actually died of a self- inflicted gunshot wound. >>
. >> reporter: the upgraded united nations status is seen as a significant step towards statehood. this is video from pall palestinians television ahead of the united nations vote after a failed bid last year, and today palestinians leaders are trying a different approach. mahmoud ahmadinejad is looking for non-observer status like the vatican and they would say it is territorial like the west bank. >> they will objectify the justice the palestinians have undergone beginning with...
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and the united nations is discussing climate change and the world wants the united states to pay more to keep the earth green, save the planet. can you say carbon tax? that's new at ten. plus, why are 1 million dollar homes selling so fast? another new at 10, answer next. twins. i didn't see them coming. i have obligations. cute obligations, but obligatio. i need to rethink the core of my portfolio. what i really need is sleep. introducing the ishares core, building blocks for e heart of your portfolio. find out why 9 out of 10 large professional investors choose ishares for their etfs. ishares by blackrock. ll 1-800-ishares for a prospectus wch includes investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses. read and consider it carefully before investing. risk includes possible loss of principal. stuart: new at 10:00, call it a global money grab at the united nations climate conference, the united states is being told not doing enough, not paying enough to keep the earth temperature from rising. these criticisms are coming from all over the world, including china of all places. environm
and the united nations is discussing climate change and the world wants the united states to pay more to keep the earth green, save the planet. can you say carbon tax? that's new at ten. plus, why are 1 million dollar homes selling so fast? another new at 10, answer next. twins. i didn't see them coming. i have obligations. cute obligations, but obligatio. i need to rethink the core of my portfolio. what i really need is sleep. introducing the ishares core, building blocks for e heart of your...
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we have more pragmatic goals then uniting the army you were just teaching them the best way to fight this war training is interesting because the two really about it not so much about you know teaching people how to use rifles and how to use new equipment it's all about really more about indoctrination it make any age one of the children the u.s. uses and as you very successfully up to ensure that the elite in the countries concerned stay loyal to the u.s. . a lot in terms of foreign policy the state law to them in terms of opening their economies up he going to. u.s. multinationals will be a movie a very important. for the united states and yes it will start buying american arms and sanctions well it's libya's lots and lots of money to spend according to the state department this year alone the u.s. spent six point three billion dollars financing foreign armies it argues investing in foreign militaries helps build. better alliances and further american interests abroad from the point of view of the u.s. government of course it's very useful to have other countries militaries integra
we have more pragmatic goals then uniting the army you were just teaching them the best way to fight this war training is interesting because the two really about it not so much about you know teaching people how to use rifles and how to use new equipment it's all about really more about indoctrination it make any age one of the children the u.s. uses and as you very successfully up to ensure that the elite in the countries concerned stay loyal to the u.s. . a lot in terms of foreign policy the...
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. >> today the united nations is expected to vote to recognize palestine as a sovereign state. the vote to give the palestinians a non-member observer status is opposed by the united states and israel. >> reporter: good morning. that vote will take place in the general assembly where there will be only observer status. to become a member you need u.n. security council and that won't happen because the u.s. will veto it. the u.s. and israel tried hard to get palestine not to go along with today's vote. but they are now down playing it it doesn't give palestine what it wants. it's quiet this morning outside the u.n. but demonstrators are expected to protest the vote on palestinian recognition. palestinians are seeking status as a nonmember observer. palestinians say they need u.n. recognition of a palestinian state in the west bank in order to get israel back to the negotiating table. the u.s. insists on direct negotiations with israel. >> the path to a two state solution is through jerusalem and ramallah, not new york. >> reporter: they recognized the palestine 1977 borders befo
. >> today the united nations is expected to vote to recognize palestine as a sovereign state. the vote to give the palestinians a non-member observer status is opposed by the united states and israel. >> reporter: good morning. that vote will take place in the general assembly where there will be only observer status. to become a member you need u.n. security council and that won't happen because the u.s. will veto it. the u.s. and israel tried hard to get palestine not to go along...
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. >> reporter: rallying on his behalf, they are opposing the judge's club that calls for a national wide strike. lawmakers in the united states say while they appreciate their help brokering the cease-fire, his actions raise concern. >> to assume this kind of power is unacceptable to the united states of america. >> we don't obviously have want to see a democratically-elected aut ocrat take place of a dictator that was the case before that. >> reporter: opposition in support groups are planning competing rallies in cairo at locations less than a mild apart. it could set the stage for more violence. >> back at home, enjoy the nice weather. change is coming for the workweek, les birth? >>> it has been a pleasant holiday weekend weatherwise. we will see clouds rolling in and patchy fog. coast bay and inland, the temperatures will stay in the 40s, low to upper 40s along the coast and bay. by tomorrow, we will see highs in the 60s, once again, low to upper 60s in some of the inland spots and plenty of sunshine. the temperatures maybe a couple of degrees cooler than what we saw today. it is go
. >> reporter: rallying on his behalf, they are opposing the judge's club that calls for a national wide strike. lawmakers in the united states say while they appreciate their help brokering the cease-fire, his actions raise concern. >> to assume this kind of power is unacceptable to the united states of america. >> we don't obviously have want to see a democratically-elected aut ocrat take place of a dictator that was the case before that. >> reporter: opposition in...
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she's locked in a tight race with moon jae-in of the opposition democratic united party. he spoke in the second largest city of busan near his hometown. >> translator: i promise to become the first president to democratize the economy and establish a sound welfare system through a new type of politics. >> moon also talked about >> moon also talked about entrepreneur-turned-politician ahn cheol-soo. ahn dropped out of the race last week to give moon a better chance for victory when voters head to the polls on december 19th. moon said he'll never forget the sacrifice. he asked ahn's supporters to back him. >>> earlier shery ahn spoke with kengo okamoto who has covered south korea's last two presidential elections. >> kengo, park and moon running neck and neck. what are south koreans looking for in their next leader? >> yes, shery. their biggest concern is growing economic equality. they blame congress glom rats. these groups or big companies dominate south korea's economy. critics say they made it hard for smaller companies to succeed. moon has said one solution is to reint
she's locked in a tight race with moon jae-in of the opposition democratic united party. he spoke in the second largest city of busan near his hometown. >> translator: i promise to become the first president to democratize the economy and establish a sound welfare system through a new type of politics. >> moon also talked about >> moon also talked about entrepreneur-turned-politician ahn cheol-soo. ahn dropped out of the race last week to give moon a better chance for victory...
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. >> i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> president chiu: colleagues, we have board meeting minutes from october 9, 2012. approve, motion by supervisor mar, seconded by supervisor campos. those are approved. are there any communications? >> clerk calvillo: there are no communications. >> president chiu: could you read 2 pm special order. >> clerk calvillo: the
. >> i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> president chiu: colleagues, we have board meeting minutes from october 9, 2012. approve, motion by supervisor mar, seconded by supervisor campos. those are approved. are there any communications? >> clerk calvillo: there are no communications. >> president chiu: could you read 2 pm special...